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Who write this ? Diego Ravecca
Argentine optimist coach

Setting the sail numbers on the Optimist sail

Introduction

Sticking the sail numbers can give a headache. Following this simple steps you will have no problem.

1. Sail Letters

Use a clean and flat place. Put the sail port side up (the luff to your left and leech to right). Trace a pencil line paralell to batten pocket and 45mm below it.

Optimist sail numbers

 

Let stick the G of ARG, first place it in the right position and distanced 50mm from leech in the nearest point. Draw little pencil marks. Stick the G.

optimist sail number set

One you have the G ready, position the R carefully aligned with the top pencil line. Distance it 45mm from the G letter. Draw pencil marks and stick the R. Same to the next letter A.

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Now turn the sail to the starboard side up. Mark 125mm from other side letter. Place the new A following the top guideline.

 

Same procedure with 45mm distance. Your sail is almost ready.

 

 

2. Sail numbers

Next place the starboard numbers. Trace a pencil guideline 45mm below the base letter line. Place the first number carefully distanced 50mm from the leech.


Same procedure distancing 45mm each number.

 

Now turn your sail again to port side up. The same way for the port numbers.


Goodbye

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